Travel for Arts · Seoul
Yongsan
- Museum
Amorepacific Museum of Art
Designed by world-renowned architect David Chipperfield, APMA presents a wide range of exhibitions, featuring both top contemporary artists and the best of traditional Korean art.
- Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm
- 100 Hangang-daero
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Museum Leeum Museum of Art
With three architectural masterpieces by Jean Nouvel, Rem Koolhaas, and Mario Botta, Leeum offers one of Seoul's most compelling dialogues between traditional Korean art and global contemporary art.
- Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm
- 60-16 Itaewon-ro 55-gil
- Gallery
Pace Gallery
Pace is the leading international gallery in Korea, offering museum-scale shows of top global artists-from Mark Rothko to James Turrell to Kim Whanki.
- Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm
- 267 Itaewon-ro
- Gallery
Thaddaeus Ropac
With a program spanning postwar masters to rising contemporary voices, Thaddaeus Ropac has recently featured major artists like Anselm Kiefer, Antony Gormley, and Georg Baselitz.
- Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm
- 1/F & 2/F, 122-1 Dokseodang-ro
- Gallery
Lehmann Maupin
One of the first international galleries to open in Seoul, Lehmann Maupin champions globally diverse contemporary artists whose work pushes boundaries of identity, culture, and form.
- Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm
- 213 Itaewon-ro
- Gallery
Cylinder 2
The second location of Seoul's hottest emerging gallery, Cylinder 2 highlights both young Korean and international artists in exhibitions that are often designed with an architectural sensibility.
- Tue-Sat, 1pm-7pm
- 24, Hangang-daero 48-gil
- Gallery
Sangheeut
Tucked into a quiet street in Haebangchon, Sangheeut is one of the newest galleries to join the art scene, presenting fresh perspectives through an experimental program focused on emerging Korean artists.
- Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm
- 30, Sinheung-ro
- Gallery
Whistle
Whistle is an experimental platform that expands sensory experience and artistic discourse through collaborations with artists, curators, and galleries.
- Tue-Sat, 1pm-7pm
- 1/F & B1/F, 12 Hoenamu-ro 13-gil
- Gallery
Shower
Part gallery, part creative lab, SHOWER works with the design studio Shampoo to present experimental projects and support artists from concept to production-reimagining how art circulates and sustains itself.
- Wed-Sun, 1pm-7pm
- 61, Duteopbawi-ro
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Museum National Museum of Korea
In the heart of Yongsan, the National Museum of Korea bridges ancient and modern worlds, displaying everything from Buddhist relics to royal treasures in a serene, modernist setting.
- Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun 10am-6pm; Wed, Sat 10am-9pm
- 137, Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu
- Cultural space
Nodeul Island
Once an abandoned island, Nodeul has been reimagined as a public cultural playground-where architecture, music, and leisure meet the panoramic views of the Hangang River.
- 445 Yangnyeong-ro
- Stage
Blue Square
A fixture of Seoul's live arts scene, Blue Square pulses with energy-from large-scale musicals and concerts to exhibitions and events-offering diverse cultural experiences.
- 294, Itaewon-ro
Curated from “Travel for Arts, Seoul” by the Seoul Tourism Organization x ArtDrunk; descriptions reused with attribution, the guide’s photos are not. Hours change and shows rotate, confirm before you go.
